Huntington Park Municipal Code Art. 1 Noise

Any noise created, made, maintained, or produced by, through, or on account of the operation, starting, manipulation, use, movement, working, handling, or maneuvering of any device, appliance, apparatus, equipment, object, or thing, mechanical or otherwise, within the City by any person, and which noise is of sufficient loudness, intensity, or character and/or of such continuance or recurrence as to disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood within the City, is hereby declared to be a nuisance affecting the public peace, health, and safety of the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 1251)

It shall be unlawful for any person to create, institute, start, work, conduct, maintain, operate, make, produce, permit, or continue any nuisance set forth in Section 5-11.01 of this chapter within the City.

(§ 2, Ord. 1251)

The Police Chief or person acting as head of the Police Department in the event of the sickness, inability, or absence of the Police Chief is hereby authorized, upon three hours' notice given to the person creating, instituting, starting, working, conducting, maintaining, operating, making, producing, permitting, or continuing any such nuisance, or responsible therefor, to cause such nuisance to be abated. Such abatement may be proceeded with at any time after the expiration of the period of three hours specified in such notice, and the Police Chief or person acting for him or her and/or his or her duly authorized assistants, deputies, and/or officers may enter upon private premises for such purpose.

(§ 3, Ord. 1251)

(a) No person shall use or operate a radio, tape player, tape recorder, record player, television or similar sound device in a vehicle on any property within the City, such that it annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others.

(b) The operation of any radio or similar sound device in such a manner as to be plainly audible at a distance of twenty-five (25′) feet from the vehicle in which the device is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.

(c) This section shall not prohibit or inhibit the operation of emergency vehicles, law enforcement functions or other functions specifically authorized by the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 459-NS, eff. July 5, 1989)

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain, allow, or permit to be kept or maintained at or upon any premises in Zone R-1 or R-3 of the City, which premises are owned, occupied, and controlled by such person, any workshop or work or repairing or industry which is unsightly or the noise or noxious odors from which disturb the peace and quiet of the owners of adjoining property or which depreciates the value of adjoining and surrounding property.

(§ XI, Ord. 945)